Department of History
Varner Hall, Room 416
371 Varner Drive
Rochester,
MI
48309-4485
(location map)
(248) 370-3510
fax: (248) 370-3528
Faculty and Staff
The History faculty's widespread research endeavors meet all levels of student interest. With areas of focus reaching across the world, the global impact of the department is unmatched. We encourage you to reach out to our faculty and staff for further departmental involvement or one-on-one conversations.

Getnet Bekele
Associate Professor Modern Africa, Environment and Development, Identity, Conflict Studies
406 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3517
bekele@oakland.edu

Sara Chapman Williams
Associate Professor
Early Modern France and Europe, Early French Colonial History
412 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3526
chapman@oakland.edu

Daniel Clark
Professor
American Labor History, 20th-Century U.S. Social History
407 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3532
djclark@oakland.edu

Nicholas DiPucchio
Special Lecturer
The Early American Republic, Colonial North America, Early-Modern World, Imperialism
453 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3516
dipucchio@oakland.edu

Erin Dwyer
Assistant Professor
19th-Century U.S., African-American History, Civil War and Reconstruction, Gender and Sexuality, Public History
409 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3519
dwyer@oakland.edu

De Witt S. Dykes Jr.
Associate Professor
African-American History, U.S. Urban History, Gender and Family History
414 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3522
dykes@oakland.edu

Todd Estes
Professor
American Revolution, Early National Period, Jacksonian America
402 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3534
estes@oakland.edu

Derek Hastings
Associate Professor
Modern Europe, Germany, Nationalism, Religion and Society
405 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3535
hastings@oakland.edu

Yan Li
Associate Professor
Modern China, Sino-Soviet Relations, East Asia
410B Varner Hall
(248) 370-3536
yli23458@oakland.edu

William Londo
Special Lecturer
East Asia, Japan, Religion and Society
453 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3516
londo@oakland.edu

Weldon C. Matthews
Associate Professor
Modern Middle East, Nationalism
404 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3525
matthews@oakland.edu

Karen Miller
Associate Professor
U.S. Public Policy, Diplomatic and Economic History
413 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3512
kjmiller@oakland.edu

George Milne
Associate Professor
Early American History, Native American History
415 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3530
milne@oakland.edu

Seán Farrell Moran
Associate Professor
Modern Britain, Ireland, History of Ideas, 20th-Century Europe
408 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3533
moran@oakland.edu

James Naus
Associate Professor and Chair
Medieval Europe
402 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3531
naus@oakland.edu

Alexander Noonan
Special Lecturer
Early American History, Modern American History, American Foreign Relations, International History
453 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3516
apnoonan@oakland.edu

Jeffrey Powell
Special Lecturer
U.S. History, Early America, Modern Europe
468 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3521
powell2@oakland.edu

Cara Shelly
Special Lecturer
U.S. History, Michigan History
453 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3516
shelly@oakland.edu

Elizabeth Shesko
Associate Professor
Latin American History, Race and Ethnicity
403 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3529
shesko@oakland.edu

Bruce Zellers
Special Lecturer
U.S. History, Military History, Korean War
453 Varner Hall
(248) 370-3516
zellers@oakland.edu
Linda Benson
Professor Emerita
Carl Osthaus
Professor Emeritus
James D. Graham
Professor Emeritus
S. Bernard Thomas
Professor Emeritus
Mary Karasch
Professor Emerita
Richard Tucker
Professor Emeritus
Roy Kotynek
Professor Emeritus
Administrative Secretary
416A Varner Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3510
Fax: (248) 370-3528
chandler@oakland.edu
Johanna McReynolds
Secretary
416 Varner Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3511
Fax: (248) 370-3528
jkessler@oakland.edu
Mikayla Benton
Graduate Assistant
410A Varner Hall
Phone: (248) 370-3527
Fax: (248) 370-3528
mmbenton@oakland.edu
Professor Emeritus
Leonardas Gerulaitis
Professor Emeritus
V. John Barnard
Professor Emeritus
W. Patrick Strauss
Professor Emeritus
Jace Crouch
Special Lecturer
Anne Tripp
Professor Emerita
Ronald C. Finucane
Distinguished Professor